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United States Patent | 6,017,030 |
Seidel ,   et al. | January 25, 2000 |
A device for feeding flat, flexible products from the bottom of a stack. The stack is supported by rollers arranged like spokes in a wheel that is continuously rotating. Feeding occurs when a vacuum cup pulls the leading edge of a product between subsequent rollers. A rotary conveyor following feeding employing rollers with irregular surfaces is incorporated to insert the products into a series of pockets passing beneath.
Inventors: | Seidel; Randy R. (Allentown, PA); Cohen; Neal B. (Flourtown, PA); Davenport; Gary (Sellersville, PA); Honegger; Roger (Yardley, PA) |
Assignee: | Graphic Management Associates, Inc. (Bethlehem, PA) |
Appl. No.: | 955734 |
Filed: | October 22, 1997 |
Current U.S. Class: | 271/10.09; 198/418.1; 198/644; 198/779; 270/52.14; 271/295 |
Intern'l Class: | B65H 003/08; B65H 039/10; B42B 002/00; B65G 042/26 |
Field of Search: | 271/93,99,101 O,100,106,109,119,272,273,295 C,101,103,295 198/418.1 C,778,779 C,644 C,380,418.1,644,779 270/52.16,52.14 C,58.21,52.19,52.2,52.14 |
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